Director of Replevin

Description

The most prestigious lending institutions entrust Zwicker & Associates, P.C. to protect their legal interests throughout the country. Zwicker & Associates P.C. is a national creditor rights law firm whose focus on ethics, compliance, and assertive representation of our clients’ interests makes us the industry leader in debt collection. Founded in 1991, Zwicker represents creditors in a variety of consumer and commercial recovery and litigation efforts. Zwicker is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and maintains office locations throughout the United States.

This is a hybrid role and can be located at any one of Zwicker offices. They will be responsible for developing, implementing, leading, and overseeing a replevin litigation program and strategy for a national creditors’ rights law firm. The Assistant Vice President of Replevin will direct the firm’s replevin-related litigation, manage and mentor the firm’s trial attorneys, and act as a liaison with firm clients regarding reporting, billing, and counseling. Will be responsible for handling a dedicated caseload of contested replevin cases, requiring experience with counterclaims, arbitrations, mediations, motion practice, and trials. Includes oversight of the drafting and development of replevin-related litigation forms, filings, and processes in compliance with individual state laws. 

Salary range commensurate on experience; $120,000.00-$140,000.00.

Leadership and Management

• Develops the processes, vendor relationships, and litigation strategy to provide effective and compliant representation to the firm’s portfolio of national lenders in replevin matters. 
• Builds and manages the Replevin Group to handle replevin litigation for various clients across the firm’s national footprint. 
• Provides leadership for and direction to the Replevin Group and mentorship to the firm’s attorneys regarding replevin matters. 
• Executes firm-wide replevin strategies at the direction of the Vice President of Litigation Operations and actively keeps the firm’s upper management and clients abreast of legal trends and challenges in replevin, and effectively recommends appropriate action as required. 
• Facilitates communication between the firm’s trial attorneys, the Replevin Group, and the firm’s clients. 
• Acts as lead counsel in the prosecution of select replevin matters, including motion practice, arbitrations, mediations, trials, and appeals as needed (in states where admitted, or pro hoc vice in select matters), identifies contested and high-risk replevin claims, and provides special guidance and oversight therein. 

Strategic Process Development

• Responsible for developing, reviewing, approving, and monitoring the overall strategic, tactical, and operational planning for the Replevin Group with critical focus upon developing efficient and compliant litigation review and processes.

Litigation Oversight

• Oversees all replevin intake, litigation, and litigation processes. Responsible for ensuring the firm’s replevin litigation matters move in compliance with legal requirements, and firm and client expectations. 
• Develops and manages guidelines, plans, procedures, and processes for the Replevin Group to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of legal services to the firm and its clients. 

Requirements

• A combination of education and experience may be substituted for the requirements listed. 
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Active license to practice law in one or more jurisdictions.  
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive litigation experience including litigating all aspects of replevin actions, preferably with demonstrated leadership of a litigation team. 
• The qualified candidate will be prepared to lead the creation and implementation of a national litigation strategy and team to effectively provide effective and efficient legal representation of secured creditors in recovering collateral through replevin litigation. 
• In-depth knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to replevin preferred.

Physical Qualifications

• Be able to lift five pounds or greater
• Be able to sit 90% of the work day at times
• Be able to bend at the waist and be mobile when needed
• Be able to read and comprehend position specific documents and correspondence
• Be able to communicate in a common language with (or to) individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing
• Be able to operate a computer, phone, or equivalent device
• Be able to complete a minimum of a 40-hour flexible workweek schedule

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